The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-06-25
STATE NOTES.

court martial which was to take place
near that place under the direction OF
Gen. Ruger. He took the bows in to
the tune OF dinner, and drives about
the city, even borrowing uniform for
the purpose OF witnessing the Light
Horse Squadron drill. His exposure
created much amusement at the ex-
pense OF the citizen soldiers.
| JOHN MCCOY, assessor of Westboro,
Taylor County, attempted to commit
suicide by firing bullet into MS head.
SUSIE JESKs, Il years old, ran away
from her home at La Crosse and was
arrested in s. disreputable house at
| Minneapolis.
JOHN BRADY, who at Whitehall,
Trempealeau County, IN July last,
shot and killed Dan Sullivan for at
tempting to abduct Brady's 15-year-
old daughter, has been acquitted.
The earnings OF the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul road for the second
week in June were $497,O 900 an in
crease OF $4,000 over the CORE
| spending week IN 1886.
Mrs MAZE DoDsoN, wife OF DR.. J. NJ.
Dodson, OF Madison, died at Philadel-
phia, where she had been for several
months receiving medical treatment.
| Mrs. Dodson was 8 daughter OF \. B.
| Van Slyke, president OF the First Ma
tional Bank, OF Madison.
4 coRoNRR's jury on the 18th returneda
verdict blaming the Chicago & North
western Company for the death of Fred.
| Altenbeck n Milwaukee, because there
was no tiagman at the crossing where
Alteubec6 was killed.
4 RAG dealer named Diedrich. at III
Clinton Street. Milwaukee, stepped up
stairs leaving his safe open. when he
returned a few minutes later he found
its contents gone. The thieves secured
note for $500 and an insurance policy
for = ,Ou0, but no money.
THE Eau Claire Midland is the title of
a company which Is 10 be incorporated
soon by Eau Claire and Eastern parties,
TO build an iron and lumber railroad
from + III Claire by wav Of Chippewa
Falls and the mouth of Flambeau River.
10 GOgebiC Lake and thence through the
Upper Michigan Peninsula
AQUEEE case OF kleptomania has lust
come to hght st Eau Claire. A young
man about %, OF respt tctable family,
and previous good standing, Is found
to have been Systematically rObbing
certain drug stores there for about twoI
years past. He was allowed to 90 ana
come as he pleased IN the stores, and,
during the time named, he is believed
TO have stolen IN the daytime about
thousand dollars worth OF cigars, pei.
fumery, etc Most OF his booty was
cigars, and he has long astonished his
acqualntances by giving them away
everywhere by handfuls. On account
| OF his family he will not be prosecuted.
THE work OF the commissioners ap-
pointed by the circuit court to correct
the readJus tment errors IN the state
and county taxes shows q decrease for
Racine OF 1927, ,402, Dover S1S,347
and ut. Pleasant, S124,192, making
q total OF S269, ,g4l. The increase on
other towns are as follows: Burling-
ton. 5 1876; Caledonia, 500, $50; Nor
way, $50, ,25O; Raymond, $1S,4S3;
Rochester, S46, 9S6; Waterford, S32,-
57l; GOrkvIlle, S33, ,S66. The in
| crease counter balances the decrease
| on the other towns.
MCDONALD Bros tug Carrie was
damaged 81, 900 by fire at Lacrosse.
POSTMASTER O'BRLEN, at Hnber-
vile, or Lost Lake, mas sent IN his
resignation.
TED HUH, arrested at Minneapolis
for burglary at Eau Claire, has been
held TO trial.
The Eau Claire fire department will
be reorganized. Among the improve
ments will be the electric system of
alarms.
THE Eau Claire tneater has been
closed by attaching creditors. The
amount OF the claims against the con-
Cern is not large, but Is sufficient to
show that the venture mas not been q
financial success to the parties max
ing II.
ALBERT GATES, son OF E. p. Gates,
OF Prairie du CHEN, was killed IN a
railroad accident at Florence, Neb.
He was % years old.
COMPLAINT is made that Towering
plants are stolen from the graves in
the Sturgeon Bay cemetery.
a CAMP OF the Order OF Modern
WOodmen has been established at La
Crosse, with twenty-five charter mem
bers.
Col. J. c. BRECKENETDGE, Inspector
general in the United States army, has
written to Col. LOmia to the effect
that he would be unabIetO inspect the
State University battalion the present
year, owing to the fact that the fed
eral mileage appropriation Tor MS de-
partment mas given out.
OTTO LUDWIG, who disappeared from
Prairie du Chien, taking with him
$500 belonging to MS landlord, has
been arrested. Il is said he will plead
guilty A reward OF 1925 was offered
Tor his arrest.
SUPERINTENDENT NEyINs, OF the
state fish hatchery, says that Shell
Lake and many other places booked
for wall-eyed pike Try, cannot be sup
piled this year, there not being enough
TO till the orders. but that those
places will come first next year and
some whitefsh fry also will be shipped
to Shell Lake.
A LARGE bear Is raidiDg the stock
pens OF the farmers in the town OF
@evastopoI, Door County.
4 STABLE at Ashland, owned by ID.
". MOwa-t & Co, was destroyed by
fire. Five horses persisted III the build
ing. The loss Is g, 600.
H. LUDwICK, OF Prairie du Chen, IS
missing. Thesum OF $3.50, the proper
" OF LudwICk s DOarGIng-hOuseE keeper,
Is missed.
The La Crosse Cemetery Association
gives 2 lot for 4 sire for a CrematOTy,
which will be erected by an associa-
ton.
ULRr RuERMAE, a Iumberman, was
run over at Silver Greek, Ashland
County, by a Wisconsin Central train,
and killed.
The Fourth OF July celebration at
Ashland Will be under the auspices OF
| the SCandinavi2ns.
Mr.. William HERBERT, who set
tied in the vicinity o. Bayfield, il lS42,
died At Ashland, aged % years.
Il CROSSE issues bonds II the sum
Of ST., ,OOC, the proceeds Of the saletO
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